BEIJING -- The domestically-developed jumbo jet C919, aircraft engines and other high-end aviation products will be highlighted at Aviation Expo China 2017 in Beijing from Sept 19 to 22, the event organizer said Wednesday. The expo will be held at China National Convention Center and is being jointly organized by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) and China Promotion Ltd. COMAC will display the Chinese-developed large passenger jet C919, new regional jet ARJ21, and a wide-body passenger jet, which will be jointly built by China and Russia. The C919 achieved a successful maiden flight on May 5 this year, and has moved to the next phase of further testing and test flight missions, according to COMAC. The wide-body passenger jet program is currently in the preparation phase of the proposal, after the joint venture China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co, Ltd (CRAIC) was set up on May 22 this year. The newly-established AECC will display its achievements in aircraft engines, gas turbines, and graphene material and high precision aluminum alloy technologies, it said. The AECC was set up in Beijing on Aug 28, 2016 to accelerate independent research, development and manufacturing of aircraft engines and gas turbines. Founded in 1984, China Aviation Expo was China's first professional aviation expo. This year it has attracted more than 300 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions, with eight national pavilions, including Russia, Ukraine, Italy and Australia. 1 inch wide rubber bandsminecraft bracelet bulkdebossed wristbandcustom rubber bandswristband keychainslap wristbands
People from the Taiwan business community should firmly uphold the 1992 Consensus and oppose Taiwan independence, said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Xi made the remarks while meeting with Vincent Siew, honorary chairman of the Taiwan-based Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation, at Boao, Hainan province on the sidelines of the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia annual conference on Tuesday. Xi welcomed Siew and other Taiwan businesspeople to visit Boao and make joint efforts to draw the blueprint for cooperation and development in the Asian region. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up policy, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, Xi said. Noting the Taiwan question is a fundamental interest of the Chinese nation, Xi called on businesspeople from Taiwan to oppose Taiwan independence and push for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations. People across the Straits are like family members, and the mainland side would like to share developmental opportunities with the people of Taiwan, Xi said. Xi called for joint efforts from people across the Straits to deepen economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, thus benefiting people and enterprises from Taiwan. He said he hoped compatriots across the Straits could shoulder their responsibilities, push the peaceful unification process and fulfill the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.
